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Time difference between Sydney and Toronto

Short answer

Toronto is 14 hours behind Sydney. Right now it is 22:33 in Sydney (GMT+10, UTC+10) and 08:33 in Toronto (EDT, UTC−4).

Right now

Sydney · Australia

22:33

Tuesday, September 15, 2026

Australian Eastern Standard Time · GMT+10 · UTC+10

Toronto · Canada

08:33

Tuesday, September 15, 2026

Eastern Daylight Time · EDT · UTC−4

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Does the difference between Sydney and Toronto change during the year?

Yes. For 182 days of 2026 the difference is 14 hours, but it moves whenever Sydney or Toronto enters or leaves daylight saving time. Here is the full 2026 calendar (dates in UTC):

From	Until	Toronto vs Sydney
January 1	March 8	−16 h
March 8	April 4	−15 h
April 4	October 3	−14 h
October 3	November 1	−15 h
November 1	December 31	−16 h

The highlighted row is the current period. Every date comes from each zone's official rules, not from a hand-typed table.

Best time to call Toronto from Sydney (and vice versa)

With 14 hours between them there is no hour at which Sydney and Toronto are both inside a 9:00–17:00 working day. Teams split across these two cities usually alternate the sacrifice: one week the meeting lands early (7:00–8:00) in Toronto and late (18:00–19:00) in the other city, the next week the other way round. The Timezone Matcher grid shades exactly those compromise hours.

Sydney to Toronto conversion table

Each Sydney hour and its equivalent in Toronto today. Rows shaded green are working hours (9:00–17:00) in both cities at once.

Sydney time · Tue, Sep 15	Toronto time
00:00	10:00previous day
01:00	11:00previous day
02:00	12:00previous day
03:00	13:00previous day
04:00	14:00previous day
05:00	15:00previous day
06:00	16:00previous day
07:00	17:00previous day
08:00	18:00previous day
09:00	19:00previous day
10:00	20:00previous day
11:00	21:00previous day
12:00	22:00previous day
13:00	23:00previous day
14:00	00:00
15:00	01:00
16:00	02:00
17:00	03:00
18:00	04:00
19:00	05:00
20:00	06:00
21:00	07:00
22:00	08:00
23:00	09:00

Looking for it the other way round? This page covers both directions: Toronto to Sydney is the same difference with the sign flipped.

The two time zones

Sydney — Australia/Sydney

Sydney uses Australian Eastern Time: UTC+10 in winter (AEST) and UTC+11 in summer (AEDT), from the first Sunday of October to the first Sunday of April — opposite to the northern hemisphere.

Toronto — America/Toronto

Toronto shares Eastern Time with New York (UTC−5 / UTC−4 in summer) and changes clocks on the same dates, so the two cities never drift apart.

Frequently asked questions

How many hours difference between Sydney and Toronto?

Toronto is 14 hours behind Sydney. For most of the year (182 days) the difference is 14 hours; it shifts during the weeks when one of the two cities enters or leaves daylight saving time.

When it is 12:00 noon in Sydney, what time is it in Toronto?

22:00 in Toronto the previous day (at today's difference of 14 hours).

What is the best time for a meeting between Sydney and Toronto?

There is no overlap between the 9:00–17:00 working days of Sydney and Toronto. Teams usually alternate: an early-morning slot in Toronto lands in the late evening of the other city.

Do Sydney and Toronto observe daylight saving time?

Sydney: yes. Toronto: yes. Both change, but not necessarily on the same dates — see the transitions section on this page.

What time zone is Sydney in? And Toronto?

Sydney: Australian Eastern Standard Time (Australia/Sydney, UTC+10). Toronto: Eastern Daylight Time (America/Toronto, UTC−4).

Tools

Meeting grid — add both cities and click a slot

Time zone converter — any city, any time

Working hours overlap calculator

Daylight saving time 2027 — all dates